Gavit High School - Futura Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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TEACHF.R S HELPERS. AI Lcwin. Gerald Robbins. Craig Muir Anthony Gilliam and Don Wilson Transport books to cooler first floor. EYES ON THE COPY is the directive to Nancy Nickoloff as she strengthens her fingers during limbering drills. WHILE SIGNING UP for summer band. Linda Adams discusses with Mr. Balk the extra skill which can be derived from summer practice. Academics . . 29

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STUDENTS EN MASSE stare in bewilderment and apprehension at driver education class lists. Hundreds of students take part in the program which is offerred only during the summer session. Summer School Draws Credit Seekers JOINING THRONGS in the hall. Carla Ellis and Debbie Foster proceed to the next class on their agenda of summer courses. Getting ahead in studies, catching up on needed credits and contacting friends during the summer provided incentive for 550 students enrolled in Gavit’s 1967 summer school. Classes began June 16 and continued for eight weeks. Because of the time shortage classes were accelerated and main points of subjects and indi- vidual studying were stressed. Academic classes including English, Math, History, and Science met during the morning and Driver’s Education continued classes into the afternoon. Twenty-one faculty members participated in the summer program. Among summer activities was the trip made by the 60 band and drill team members to Camp Betz. Departing on August 20, the students began a week- long “workshop” marching on an average of four to five hours daily. Recreational activities included canoeing, swimming and volleyball. 28

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VIEWING THE VERBRAE and rib cage of a human scale model, anatomists. Mike Merrick. Marsha Milo, compare the physiology of cat bone structures. Comparative Anatomy associates resemblances in all animal phylums. By learning 50 muscle activities and locations in cat specimens, anatomists become aware of the composition of vertebrates with similar muscle formations. New Biology Studies Biology programs reflected changes that have tak- en place in this branch of science within the past decade. Students enrolled in the standard biology program found laboratory work to be increasing in the course, more closely resembling the B.S.C.S. course of study. The latter program in its fourth year put heavy emphasis on dissections and experi- mentation. Classes also stressed ecology, the study of relationships between organisms and their en- vironment more strongly than previous methods. Economic Biology, dealt with the importance of biological study to the contemporary economic sys- tem. Applications were found in fields as agriculture, rubber production, and even such currently contro- versial topics as pollution control. A new approach was evident in the program of advanced biological courses. The rapidly developing field of biochemistry was included in the curriculum, evidencing the increasing correlation between the two traditional branches of science. PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS of live mice are examined by students in Miss Frances Kasperek s biology class. 30